Answer:
1. Un día de primavera, Antonio y Alicia viajaban por el campo.
2. hacía mucho sol.
3. El cielo estaba azul.
4. Todo se veía muy bonito.
5. De repente, ellos oyeron una explosión.
6. El auto empezó a temblar (to shake).
7. Antonio paro el auto.
8. Antonio y Alicia se bajaron
9. Querían saber qué pasó.
10. Inmediatamente, ellos vieron que se había pinchado una llanta (that a tire had gone flat).
Explanation:
Here we have to write the correct form of the Imperfect Tense or the simple past tense of the verb in the blanks (according to the context).
In this sene, the Imperfect Tense (Preterite) in spanish is used to:
- talk about past habitual actions (adding used to in its different forms)
- describe what someone was doing when it was interrupted by someone (or something) else. In fact, is more a combination of the past tense and a continuous or repeating aspect. Frequently, this includes a sense of incompletion in the verb, but not always. (Is the equivalent to the Past Progresive Tense in english)
In other words:
It is specially used to describe what used to happen or what was happening.
So, in this text, we are talking about two persons (Antonio and Aicia) that were driving through the countryside. This was an action that was taking place at that time in the past:
1. Un día de primavera, Antonio y Alicia <u>viajaban</u> por el campo.
The imperfect tense of the spanish verb <u>viajar</u> (to travel) with the 3rd person in plural ellos (they) is viajaban.
2. <u>hacía</u> mucho sol.
The imperfect tense of the spanish verb <u>hacer</u> with the 3rd person in singular is <u>hacía.
</u>
3. El cielo <u>estaba</u> azul.
The imperfect tense of the spanish verb <u>estar</u> (to be) with the 3rd person in singular is <u>estaba</u>.
4. Todo se <u>veía</u> muy bonito.
The imperfect tense of the spanish verb <u>ver</u> (to see) with the 3rd person in singular is <u>veía.
</u>
5. De repente, ellos <u>oyeron</u> una explosión.
The Past tense of the spanish verb oir (to listen) with the 3rd person in plural is <u>oyeron</u>.
6. El auto <u>empezó </u>a temblar (to shake).
The past tense of the spanish verb <u>empezar</u> (to begin) with the 3rd person in singular i
s <u>empezó.</u>
7. Antonio <u>paró </u>el auto.
The past tense of the spanish verb <u>parar</u> (to stop) with the 3rd person in singular i
s <u>paró.</u>
8. Antonio y Alicia <u>se bajaron</u> (o bajaron)
The past tense of the spanish verb <u>bajar</u> (to get out) with the 3rd person in plural i
s <u>bajaron.</u>
9. <u>Querían</u> saber qué pasó.
The imperfect tense of the spanish verb <u>querer</u> (to want) with the 3rd person in plural is <u>querían.
</u>
10. Inmediatamente, ellos <u>vieron</u> que se había pinchado una llanta (that a tire had gone flat).
The past tense of the spanish verb <u>ver</u> (to see) with the 3rd person in plural i
s <u>vieron.</u>
